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Brazil’s new president will make it harder to limit climate change

Brazil’s new president worries climate scientists

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By Michael Le Page

It is being described as a catastrophe for the planet. The far-right winner of Brazil’s presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro, looks likely to further weaken protections for the Amazon rainforest and make the goal of limiting global warming to under 2°C even harder to achieve.